Dance Training

Looking for your child’s first dance class or wishing to improve and build on a pre-existing foundation within Contemporary Technique? NorthWestDance and The Lowry Centre for Advanced Training in Dance (CAT) offer classes from foundation to intermediate level, offering participants from the age of 6 – 17 years old a fun and insightful experience into the exciting world of dance. Our open classes allow young people to develop knowledge and skills in contemporary technique and the creative process, whether they are considering applying for the CAT at some point in the future, or simply love to dance.

Are you aged 11-16 and love to dance? Then check out our Centre for Advanced Training (CAT) scheme.

Part of a family of National CAT Schemes across the country, The Lowry CAT is a part-time, pre-vocational course that gives young people access to high quality dance training. It’s ideal if you’re hoping to progress toward full-time training in the future.

The scheme will give you an important foundation in dance and allow you to reach your potential towards a sustainable and successful career in dance.

Benefits include: 

• Take part in a minimum of 9 hours of training per week in contemporary and ballettechnique, pilates and creative exploration
• Supplementary sessions – such as body conditioning, nutrition and dance in context
• Intensive courses –  opportunities to work with some of the best national and international companies that visit The Lowry every year
• Individual training plans (ITP) – each student will receive an ITP, which will set out the programme of training, study, work and related activities

The CAT is funded by the Music and Dance Scheme through the Department of Education, providing financial support for families through means-tested grants

CAT Taster Workshops

Each year, we offer FREE taster workshops to schools, colleges and youth groups from across the North West region as part of our outreach and recruitment programme. Our aim is to encourage more young people to consider their future in dance and to discover the potential within the training available through the CAT Scheme.

For more information about how to sign up to our free CAT taster workshops, download this handy guide here. (Opens as a Word Doc)

If you are interested in booking a FREE CAT taster workshop, please contact Jenni at Jenni.Boardman@thelowry.com / 0161 876 2104.

For more information about The Lowry Centre for Advanced Training please visit NorthWestDance.